Turkey Snubs U.S. Request to Delay Russian Missile Purchase
- Missile plan has roiled ties between the U.S. and Turkey
- ‘It’s a done deal,’ Foreign Minister Cavusoglu says in Ankara
Russian S-400 missile systems.
Photographer: Sergei Malgavko/Getty Images
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Turkey rebuffed a U.S. request to postpone the purchase of a Russian missile-defense system in a move that could further strain ties between the NATO allies.
“A delay or halt at this point is out of the question, it’s not on our agenda,” Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu told reporters in Ankara on Wednesday. “Why should we talk about a delay? It’s a done deal.”